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NON-PROFIT ORG.
US POSTAGE
PAID
PERMIT NO. 184
AUBURN. WA
The
·Green
River
Green River Community College Volume 20, No. 6 November 9, 1984
Speaker series to feature Lasorda
by Michael Lozensky
Tommy Lasorda, the paunch, gray-haired
manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers will
speak Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lind­bloom
Student Center. Lasorda, the second
speaker in this years Artists and Speakers
Series, will bring all of the wit and ball park
humor of Major League Baseball to the GR
campus.
Lasorda is known more for his
managerial career than his days as a player
in the Dodger organization. His first ap­pearance
in the Major League was in the
early 50's as a left-handed pitcher, but he
lacked an overpowering fastball and
,vanished into the minors with little trace.
He reappeared in the early 70's employed
as third base coach for the Dodgers, hoping
for the day that he would become manager.
Not manager for just any team though, but
for the Dodgers. Writer Roger Kahn once
quoted Lasorda saying "Cut my veins and I
bleed Dodger-blue."
On September 29, 1976, Lasorda's dream
became a reality when the late Walter
Alston announced his retirement after 23
years at the Dodger's helm.
In his first year as the Dodger's skipper,
Lasorda became only the 19th manager in
Major League history to win the league title
in the first year as a manager in the majors.
In recognition of the feat, Lasorda was
named United Press International and
Associated press "Manager of the Year" for
the '77 season. He earned the honors again
m 1983 when he· led the Dodgers to the
Western Division title of the National
League. Lasorda was also AP's manager of
the year in 1981 when he led the Dodgers to
their first World Championship since 1965.
In his seven years as Dodger manager,
Lasorda has led the team to three pennants,
a divisional title, placed second twice and
third once. Lasorda has· a compiled record
of 608 wins and 479 losses as the skipper.
Lasorda mostly known for his actions in
the ballpark, has also been known to be
somewhat of a star to the stars when he is
away from the dugout. In an article from
Sports Illustrated written by Ron Fimrite,
Fimrite wrote, "A sound argument could be
made that in a city of stars, Tommy Lasorda,
the manager of its baseball team, is the big­gest
star of them all."
Fimrite continues, "He cannot drive on a
freeway or a city street without being
acknowledged by motorists and pedestri­ans.
He is regularly stopped on the
sidewalks by well-wishers. He cannot enter
a restaurant and escape recognition. He has
no privacy whatsoever. And he loves it. In
fact, he freely gives out his telephone
number and encourages even the most
casual acquaintance to ring him up. Lasor­da
will talk to anyone, anywhere."
Some of those acquaintances include
President Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra,
Milton Berle and Robert Wagner.
Wagner, star of television Hart to Hart,
talks of Lasorda in the SI article, "He is a
tremendous celebrity. And yet he can make
people in any walk of life feel important. He
has an interior quality about him that'svery
rich. You can just feel that energy."
Lasorda was not raised a star. He was
born and raised in Norristown, Pen­sylvania,
one of five children. His father,
Sabattino Lasorda, emigrated from Italy and
worked as a truck driver in a gravel pit most
of his life. Lasorda was very close to his
father. He talks about his father in the SI
article.
"After I was pitching professional,
whenever I saw Dad, I gave him a kiss. I
don't go for that stuff that it's weak for men
to show affection. When cancer killed Dad,
·student assaulted last week
by Merrick Hindes
On Nov. 1, Tom Tuthill, better known as
Rev. Tom to many Green River Community
College students, was accosted outside the
Paper Tree bookstore in the Lindbloom Stu­dent
Center by two men.
One of the men, later identified as a stu­dent
here, approached Tuthill and said, "I
want to talk to you a moment.'1 Tuthill, who
says he has never seen the men before, told
them he had nothing to talk to them about.
One student apparently punched Tuthill
and he stumbled into the men's restroom
bleeding before passing out.
Tuthill was later found by Earnest L.
Thompson, a practical nursing student,
whb helped him to the nurse's office.
Security later transported Tuthill to his fami­ly
doctor.
The assailant's names were not released
"pending and investigation by the Dean of
Students" according to Security Supervisor
Nick Smith.
Man threatens student
by Merrick Hindes
According to a King County Sheriffs
Public Information officer, "a man wavering
a hand gun" threatened a female Green
River Community College student on cam­pus
Monday. The man, apparently the
woman's boyfriend, escaped after police
were called and several police officers
scoured the surrounding area.
Police escorted the woman home for her
own safety. No names were released, pend­ing
an investigation.
GRMA elects officers, plans future events
The Green River Management Associa- food drive this year. The spaghetti lunch on
tion recently announced its elected 1984-85 Tuesday will be from 11 a.m. through 1:30
officers. They include Bob Wright, president; p.m. in the Lindbloom Student Center.
Chriss Foreman, vice president; Francis Tickets are on sale at the door of the L.5C.
Meredith, secretary; Tessa DeWitt, treasurer GRMA is also collecting canned food and
and Mary Whitney, parliamentarian. . non-perishable food for the Auburn Food
The new officers and the rest of the group Bank for the rrionth of November. There is a
will be sponsoring a spaghetti feed and a box in the L.5C for anyone wishing to donate.
Tm ny a, e Los- eles ers,
campus at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 in the Lindbloom Student Center.
you know how glad I was for all the times
I'd let him know I loved him?"
Lasorda was touched when he returned
to his father's home town of Tollo, Italy. The
people had put up a sign that read
"Welcome to the son of Sabattino Lasorda."
Lasorda resides in Fullerton California
with his wife of 34 years, Jo. They have two
children, Laura, 30 and Tom Jr. 25.
Remarkably, Lasorda and his wife live in
the same tract house he bought 21 years
ago. A modest three-bedroom house in a
quiet neighborhood.
"He gets so much applause on the out­side,
that he needs me and this place for
some balance," says Jo in the SI article.
"We're not trying to impress anybody."
Lasorda has often joked that when he
dies, he wants the inscription on his tomb­stone
to read "Dodger stadium was his ad­dress
and every ballpark his home."
Lasorda will bring the Major Leagues and
the Dodgers to life when he visits the GRCC
campus on Nov. 29.
Tickets are available from Green River
Community College's Student Programs of­fice
by telephoning 833-9111, ext 337, be­tween
8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets are
also available at all Ticket Master outlets
and may be charged by phone at 628-0888.
Tickets are six dollars for reserved seating
and three dollars for general admission.
Workshops for job hunter offered·
by Wendy Weick
Any student that is tired of being turned
down by businesses, looking for work and
just wants to get a head start by learning
good job search techniques, may receive
help from the Green River Community Col­lege
Student Employment Office. The office
is sponsoring workshops for the job hunter,
which is a program designed to help GRCC
students and alumni write impressive
resumes, learn key interviewing techni­ques,
know important steps to take when
looking for a job and follow up application
and letter writing campaigns free of charge.
According to Mike Willis, placement of­ficer
and workshop instructor, students
who complete all four workshops (three
sessions in each category of resume
writing, interview techniques, job search
techniques and application and letter
writing campaigns) can receive,one activi­ty
credit for participation.
Each new series of workshops seems to
average between five to ten participants
and follows the same format. Willis con­cluded
that, "We do, however, tailor each
session for the participants."
Anyone who would like to attend any of
the remaining sessions are encouraged to
do so by simply signing up in the Student
Employment Office, the Career Informa­tion
Center or by calling 833-9111, ext. 318.

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NON-PROFIT ORG.
US POSTAGE
PAID
PERMIT NO. 184
AUBURN. WA
The
·Green
River
Green River Community College Volume 20, No. 6 November 9, 1984
Speaker series to feature Lasorda
by Michael Lozensky
Tommy Lasorda, the paunch, gray-haired
manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers will
speak Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lind­bloom
Student Center. Lasorda, the second
speaker in this years Artists and Speakers
Series, will bring all of the wit and ball park
humor of Major League Baseball to the GR
campus.
Lasorda is known more for his
managerial career than his days as a player
in the Dodger organization. His first ap­pearance
in the Major League was in the
early 50's as a left-handed pitcher, but he
lacked an overpowering fastball and
,vanished into the minors with little trace.
He reappeared in the early 70's employed
as third base coach for the Dodgers, hoping
for the day that he would become manager.
Not manager for just any team though, but
for the Dodgers. Writer Roger Kahn once
quoted Lasorda saying "Cut my veins and I
bleed Dodger-blue."
On September 29, 1976, Lasorda's dream
became a reality when the late Walter
Alston announced his retirement after 23
years at the Dodger's helm.
In his first year as the Dodger's skipper,
Lasorda became only the 19th manager in
Major League history to win the league title
in the first year as a manager in the majors.
In recognition of the feat, Lasorda was
named United Press International and
Associated press "Manager of the Year" for
the '77 season. He earned the honors again
m 1983 when he· led the Dodgers to the
Western Division title of the National
League. Lasorda was also AP's manager of
the year in 1981 when he led the Dodgers to
their first World Championship since 1965.
In his seven years as Dodger manager,
Lasorda has led the team to three pennants,
a divisional title, placed second twice and
third once. Lasorda has· a compiled record
of 608 wins and 479 losses as the skipper.
Lasorda mostly known for his actions in
the ballpark, has also been known to be
somewhat of a star to the stars when he is
away from the dugout. In an article from
Sports Illustrated written by Ron Fimrite,
Fimrite wrote, "A sound argument could be
made that in a city of stars, Tommy Lasorda,
the manager of its baseball team, is the big­gest
star of them all."
Fimrite continues, "He cannot drive on a
freeway or a city street without being
acknowledged by motorists and pedestri­ans.
He is regularly stopped on the
sidewalks by well-wishers. He cannot enter
a restaurant and escape recognition. He has
no privacy whatsoever. And he loves it. In
fact, he freely gives out his telephone
number and encourages even the most
casual acquaintance to ring him up. Lasor­da
will talk to anyone, anywhere."
Some of those acquaintances include
President Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra,
Milton Berle and Robert Wagner.
Wagner, star of television Hart to Hart,
talks of Lasorda in the SI article, "He is a
tremendous celebrity. And yet he can make
people in any walk of life feel important. He
has an interior quality about him that'svery
rich. You can just feel that energy."
Lasorda was not raised a star. He was
born and raised in Norristown, Pen­sylvania,
one of five children. His father,
Sabattino Lasorda, emigrated from Italy and
worked as a truck driver in a gravel pit most
of his life. Lasorda was very close to his
father. He talks about his father in the SI
article.
"After I was pitching professional,
whenever I saw Dad, I gave him a kiss. I
don't go for that stuff that it's weak for men
to show affection. When cancer killed Dad,
·student assaulted last week
by Merrick Hindes
On Nov. 1, Tom Tuthill, better known as
Rev. Tom to many Green River Community
College students, was accosted outside the
Paper Tree bookstore in the Lindbloom Stu­dent
Center by two men.
One of the men, later identified as a stu­dent
here, approached Tuthill and said, "I
want to talk to you a moment.'1 Tuthill, who
says he has never seen the men before, told
them he had nothing to talk to them about.
One student apparently punched Tuthill
and he stumbled into the men's restroom
bleeding before passing out.
Tuthill was later found by Earnest L.
Thompson, a practical nursing student,
whb helped him to the nurse's office.
Security later transported Tuthill to his fami­ly
doctor.
The assailant's names were not released
"pending and investigation by the Dean of
Students" according to Security Supervisor
Nick Smith.
Man threatens student
by Merrick Hindes
According to a King County Sheriffs
Public Information officer, "a man wavering
a hand gun" threatened a female Green
River Community College student on cam­pus
Monday. The man, apparently the
woman's boyfriend, escaped after police
were called and several police officers
scoured the surrounding area.
Police escorted the woman home for her
own safety. No names were released, pend­ing
an investigation.
GRMA elects officers, plans future events
The Green River Management Associa- food drive this year. The spaghetti lunch on
tion recently announced its elected 1984-85 Tuesday will be from 11 a.m. through 1:30
officers. They include Bob Wright, president; p.m. in the Lindbloom Student Center.
Chriss Foreman, vice president; Francis Tickets are on sale at the door of the L.5C.
Meredith, secretary; Tessa DeWitt, treasurer GRMA is also collecting canned food and
and Mary Whitney, parliamentarian. . non-perishable food for the Auburn Food
The new officers and the rest of the group Bank for the rrionth of November. There is a
will be sponsoring a spaghetti feed and a box in the L.5C for anyone wishing to donate.
Tm ny a, e Los- eles ers,
campus at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 in the Lindbloom Student Center.
you know how glad I was for all the times
I'd let him know I loved him?"
Lasorda was touched when he returned
to his father's home town of Tollo, Italy. The
people had put up a sign that read
"Welcome to the son of Sabattino Lasorda."
Lasorda resides in Fullerton California
with his wife of 34 years, Jo. They have two
children, Laura, 30 and Tom Jr. 25.
Remarkably, Lasorda and his wife live in
the same tract house he bought 21 years
ago. A modest three-bedroom house in a
quiet neighborhood.
"He gets so much applause on the out­side,
that he needs me and this place for
some balance," says Jo in the SI article.
"We're not trying to impress anybody."
Lasorda has often joked that when he
dies, he wants the inscription on his tomb­stone
to read "Dodger stadium was his ad­dress
and every ballpark his home."
Lasorda will bring the Major Leagues and
the Dodgers to life when he visits the GRCC
campus on Nov. 29.
Tickets are available from Green River
Community College's Student Programs of­fice
by telephoning 833-9111, ext 337, be­tween
8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets are
also available at all Ticket Master outlets
and may be charged by phone at 628-0888.
Tickets are six dollars for reserved seating
and three dollars for general admission.
Workshops for job hunter offered·
by Wendy Weick
Any student that is tired of being turned
down by businesses, looking for work and
just wants to get a head start by learning
good job search techniques, may receive
help from the Green River Community Col­lege
Student Employment Office. The office
is sponsoring workshops for the job hunter,
which is a program designed to help GRCC
students and alumni write impressive
resumes, learn key interviewing techni­ques,
know important steps to take when
looking for a job and follow up application
and letter writing campaigns free of charge.
According to Mike Willis, placement of­ficer
and workshop instructor, students
who complete all four workshops (three
sessions in each category of resume
writing, interview techniques, job search
techniques and application and letter
writing campaigns) can receive,one activi­ty
credit for participation.
Each new series of workshops seems to
average between five to ten participants
and follows the same format. Willis con­cluded
that, "We do, however, tailor each
session for the participants."
Anyone who would like to attend any of
the remaining sessions are encouraged to
do so by simply signing up in the Student
Employment Office, the Career Informa­tion
Center or by calling 833-9111, ext. 318.